scholarly journals Traceability and Quality Control in Traditional Chinese Medicine: From Chemical Fingerprint to Two-Dimensional Barcode

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Cai ◽  
Xiwen Li ◽  
Mei Li ◽  
Xiaojia Chen ◽  
Hao Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Data Format ◽  
Chemical Fingerprint ◽  
Chemical Fingerprints ◽  
Chemical Fingerprinting

Chemical fingerprinting is currently a widely used tool that enables rapid and accurate quality evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). However, chemical fingerprints are not amenable to information storage, recognition, and retrieval, which limit their use in Chinese medicine traceability. In this study, samples of three kinds of Chinese medicines were randomly selected and chemical fingerprints were then constructed by using high performance liquid chromatography. Based on chemical data, the process of converting the TCM chemical fingerprint into two-dimensional code is presented; preprocess and filtering algorithm are also proposed aiming at standardizing the large amount of original raw data. In order to know which type of two-dimensional code (2D) is suitable for storing data of chemical fingerprints, current popular types of 2D codes are analyzed and compared. Results show that QR Code is suitable for recording the TCM chemical fingerprint. The fingerprint information of TCM can be converted into data format that can be stored as 2D code for traceability and quality control.

Simultaneous Determination of Eight Potential Q-Markers in Zishen Tongguan Capsules Based on UHPLC-MS/MS

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Shun Liu ◽  
Xun Wang ◽  
Kaiping Zou ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Cunyu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Multiple Reaction Monitoring ◽  
Gradient Elution ◽  
Quality Markers ◽  
High Repeatability ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Background: Zishen Tongguan (ZSTG) capsules were prepared at the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine and have been proven to be clinically effective for treating pyelonephritis and benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, the quality standards are not ideal; a comprehensive study of the “quality markers” (Q-markers), the chemicals inherent in traditional Chinese medicine and its preparations, has not been carried out. Experimental Methods: In this paper, a sensitive and specific ultra-high-performance liquid chromatographictandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method was developed for the simultaneous determination of eight potential Q-markers of ZSTG, including timosaponin A3, berberine, jatrorrhizine, phellodendrine, palmatine, mangiferin, neomangiferin, and timosaponin BII. A Kromasil 100-3.5 C18 column was used with a mobile phase of 0.2% formic acid with acetonitrile, and gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min was achieved in 13 minutes and used for separation. Detection was performed in positive/negative mode with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). Results: The analytical method was validated in terms of the sensitivity, linearity, accuracy, precision, repeatability, stability and recovery. The method established here was successfully applied to study the potential Q-markers in 8 batches of commercial samples, which demonstrated its use in improving the quality control of ZSTG. Conclusion: The developed method had high repeatability and accuracy and was suitable for the simultaneous analysis of multiple Q-markers, which may provide a new basis for the comprehensive assessment and overall quality control of ZSTG.

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